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Squeezing $170 Billion Out of the Grid We Already Have
Plus: The largest offshore wind farm in the US goes online, Virginia’s new Chief Energy Officer, and more
PV Magazine: Jigar Shah sees virtual power plants as the fastest way for states to stabilize electric bills
States can control the retail cost of electricity by promoting virtual power plants, consisting of distributed batteries and other resources, which can be deployed “within months,” said industry veteran Jigar Shah and a co-author in a report.
What Is Grid Utilization?
If we try to meet today’s energy demands by just building more expensive infrastructure the old-fashioned way, regular people are going to foot the bill.
Statement from Arnab Pal, Executive Director of Deploy Action, on Virginia HB 434 / SB 621 Final Passage
“Today’s passage of HB 434 / SB 621 is a major step forward for electricity affordability in Virginia.”
Grid Growth, Utilization, and Affordability: A Playbook for States
A new report from Deploy Action outlines a near-term roadmap for governors and regulators to meet load growth without locking customers into years of rate shock.
Utility Dive: Governors are promising lower power bills. Here’s the only credible path to deliver.
If we treat every new megawatt like it must be served with new poles, wires, substations and peakers, we will lock in another decade of rate shock, write Jigar Shah and Arnab Pal from Deploy Action.
SB 621: Virginia General Assembly Passes Landmark Grid Utilization & Ratepayer Affordability Bill
National clean energy advocacy group Deploy Action praises Virginia legislation to improve electricity affordability
Deploy Action and Kevala/Gridlabs Study Finds $13.7 Billion in Savings for California
Smart grid planning isn't just good climate policy—it's good economic policy.
Deploy Action: New Organization Is Taking on the Fight to Push the Clean Energy Economic Sector Forward in California
"California is leading the nation in terms of a clean energy vision, but the state has struggled to bring that to life. Deploy Action was founded to move things forward, and we're excited to make California's clean energy future a reality,"
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